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      Too many levels of management promotes politics - Software Engineer II eBay Employee Review

      3.0
      Apr 19, 2014
      Software engineer ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Interesting projects, exposure to real world heavy traffic, few smart people to work with, good work life balance , resources available to learn new stuff

      Cons

      too many levels of management, full of people who please managers and get promotion instead of doing work, afraid to make drastic changes or introduce game changers due to size of traffic and possible impact

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      5.0
      Jun 24, 2026
      Business analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      All good, love this company and this job

      Cons

      No, everything's just nice. I love the company

      3.0
      Jun 20, 2026
      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Relaxing culture. family first. Stock performance is generally good for the recent two years and huge benefit if you're eligible for ESPP. Stable product with large customer base means you get opportunity to work on project with real impact.

      Cons

      1. Blind push for AI and leadership expect unrealistic efficiency improvement 2. Layoff every year in Feb (2024, 2025, 2026) and sometimes can feel the tension in team 3. Legacy tech stack with isolated and fragile infrastructure. Developer friction is a real pain. You get random infra down every once a while and internal support becomes even worse since they started offshoring to LCOL area in 2025. 4. Hiring freeze in San Jose... just expect more layoff coming up + frequent meetings at night / early morning across regions

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